Angel Island is located in the Village Java Fortunately, Southern District Thousand Islands, Thousand Islands District Administration, North Jakarta, Indonesia. Angel Island is one of the islands located in the Thousand Islands region developed as a marine tourism. Thousand Islands is composed of many islands, such as Onrust Island, Paradise Island (Pulau Nirwana / Island Cipir), Kelor Island, Pulau Ayer, Mosquito Island, Damar Island, the island of Java Fortunately, Lancang Island, Island Boys, Hair Island, Bird Island , Pulau Jong, Scout Island and many other islands.Angel Island can be used as a place for a vacation destination, as a place for relaxing and refreshing. Angel Island located not too far from Jakarta, making it easier for travelers who want to vacation in Angel Island in just one day, then the afternoon went back to Jakarta.
Activities That Can Do In Angel Island
On Angel Island, tourists can perform such activities around the island by foot or rent a bike while visiting the historical sites of Fort Martello or see dolphins. Other activities such as outbound activities, jogging, playing ATV, boat excursion, banana boat, jet sky, canoeing, swimming, fishing on the beach, relaxing on beaches and in the afternoon when the tourists can watch the sunset (sunset).
There is also support facilities, such as billiard hall, volleyball court, basketball courts, parks, musala, jogging track, souvenir shops, cottages, floating cottages, bungalow, gazebo-gazebo on the beach, restaurants.
From Angel Island, tourists can also cross over to visit the other islands by renting boats, such as visiting Onrust Island, Paradise Island (Pulau Nirwana / Island Cipir) and Island Kelor that have historical value in the past. These islands in his time been used by the Government of the VOC as a bulwark to keep Jakarta as well as a place to berlabuhnya ship before heading to Jakarta.
A few About Fort Martello In Angel Island
Martello fort are the remains of the fortress of the Dutch in 1786, the state of buildings are damaged. The building was in his time serve as watchtowers and forts.
Martello fort spherical diameter 23 meters, 2.5 meters thick walls, building height of 6 meters, the fortress made of red brick in the wall and there are holes in the window. This fort has a ground floor room as much as 7 are separated by brick walls and one-on-one room serves as a place to store ammunition. Uniquely, in the middle of the building is still there is a circular wall that serves as a place for storage of clean water, clean water is used for drinking and cooking water for soldiers on duty.
It is interesting In Angel Island
On Angel Island more than 60 percent of its territory consists of rare plants, such as a tree of peace (baringtonia exelsa), tree sentigi (pempis acidula), ebony tree (Diospyros maritama), billowing trees, glodokan trees, some fruit trees and mangrove forests preserved and maintained.
There is also a community of lizard (veranus salvator) living freely with a population of about 100 individuals and protected. On this island communities also live Scaly-breasted falcon (halias indus). Scaly-breasted falcon bird species including the endangered and protected.
Jump to Go to Angel Island
To go to Angel Island can depart from Pier Marina Ancol using speedboats that had been provided by the manager of Angel Island Tour. The trip from Pier Marina Ancol to Angel Island takes about 25 minutes, ± 14 km distance. Scheduled departure at most speedboats on Saturday, while for a typical day speedboat departure schedule only twice.
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